Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 54 km NNE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 54 km NNE of Iquique, Chile on Sun, Aug 2, 2020, 7:01 AM GMT-4 (11:01 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 122 km NE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-02 11:01:01 UTC
Depth
30.8 km (19.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.795° S, 69.869° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
12
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

12 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.3 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.36
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5122 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2251 days ago · 102 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 42
  2. 4.5103 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2239 days ago · 99 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.614 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2239 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 6
  4. 5.184 km S of Arica, Chile · 2238 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 16
  5. 4.085 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2233 days ago · 100 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 7
  6. 3.753 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2231 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 12
  7. 4.334 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 2226 days ago · 61 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 21
  8. 3.925 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 2204 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  9. 3.320 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2198 days ago · 83 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  10. 4.5Tarapaca, Chile · 2193 days ago · 106 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 3.116 km W of Iquique, Chile · 2254 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.1102 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2261 days ago · 114 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.3107 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2264 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 6
  4. 4.510 km S of Iquique, Chile · 2266 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 64
  5. 5.93 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2268 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 170 · PAGER yellow
  6. 3.217 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 2269 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.013 km WNW of Iquique, Chile · 2270 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 21
  8. 4.3105 km SE of Arica, Chile · 2278 days ago · 125 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000b8bw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.